The first part of the question is fairly straightforward in its demand. In the second part, we need to explain what Article 142 is, what falls under unfettered use with illustrations and whether we can explicitly call it judicial overreach. In this part, there is scope of formation of personal opinion.

Directive word

Examine – When you are asked to examine, you have to probe deeper into the topic, get into details, and find out the causes or implications if any.

Structure of the answer

Introduction – You can give a broad introduction saying that in a constitutional democracy, the role of judiciary is to act as a check and balance and protect the constitution.

Body

Explain judicial review as the power of judiciary to review the validity of laws passed by legislature, provided under Article 13. Explain Judicial activism as a more active role taken by Judiciary to dispense social justice. Discuss when judicial activism transgresses into judicial overreach. Give illustrations

With illustrations, explain what unfettered use of article 142 mean. Explain that the judiciary is right in playing a more activist role, however it should restrain itself from entering into explicit executive domain